Bill Text: IL HR0672 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Enrolled


Bill Title: Opposes any and all efforts by the Trump Administration and Congress to eliminate the state and local tax deduction.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-11-07 - Resolution Adopted as Amended [HR0672 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HR0672-Enrolled.html


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HOUSE RESOLUTION 672
2 WHEREAS, President Donald Trump and Congressional
3Republicans are proposing radical changes to America's tax
4code; and
5 WHEREAS, The changes President Trump and his Congressional
6allies are discussing would benefit millionaires and
7billionaires while hurting working families; and
8 WHEREAS, President Trump and Congressional Republicans
9have discussed removing the state and local tax deduction, also
10known as SALT, as a way to pay for their proposed tax cuts for
11the wealthy; and
12 WHEREAS, The state and local tax deduction allows families
13that pay local property taxes, state and local sales taxes, and
14state income taxes to deduct those taxes from their federal
15income tax; and
16 WHEREAS, This deduction prevents families from being
17double taxed, once by the federal government and again by the
18state; and
19 WHEREAS, The state and local tax deduction has broad
20bipartisan support and has been helping Illinoisans since 1913;

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2 WHEREAS, Illinois has the fifth highest number of taxpayers
3who claim the state and local tax deduction in the nation; and
4 WHEREAS, Nearly two million Illinois taxpayers claimed
5more than $24 billion in SALT deductions in 2015, with each
6claiming an average $12,500 in deductions; and
7 WHEREAS, Of Illinoisans who claim a SALT deduction,
8approximately 85% earn less than $200,000 per year; therefore,
9be it
10 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
11HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
12strongly oppose any and all efforts by the Trump Administration
13and Congress to eliminate or gut the state and local tax
14deduction to help pay for tax cuts for corporations and the
15wealthy one percent; and be it further
16 RESOLVED, That we call upon Governor Rauner to work with
17the Illinois Congressional Delegation to ensure that the state
18and local tax deduction is not eliminated or gutted; and be it
19further
20 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be

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1delivered to all members of the Illinois Congressional
2Delegation.
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